ANIMIST TALLINN WINNERS 2025
GRAND PRIX
Winter in March, directed by Natalia Mirzoyan
Estonia, Armenia, France, Belgium
The main prize goes to a film that is timely and topical. The technique and the story are literally woven together. The monumental effort of the filmmaker is present in every stitch, resulting in a powerful, compelling and harrowing story.
A VERY SPECIAL JURY MENTION
Adiós, directed by José Prats
United Kingdom
Subtle yet expressive animated performances, with excellent lighting, design and craft, and a unique sense of stillness in motion. An atmospheric visual poem of a father and son relationship, and how it feels to say goodbye.
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Yummy, directed by Martinus Klemet
Estonia
An unconventional approach to relationships and dog food.
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Poppy Flowers, directed by Evridiki Papaiakovou
Estonia
Sincere and beautiful film grappling with family and faith.
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
On Weary Wings Go By, directed by Anu-Laura Tuttelberg
Estonia
An original and sensitive approach animating fragile porcelain puppets in harsh natural condition.
JURY SPECIAL MENTION
Detlev, directed by Ferdinand Ehrhardt
Germany
A funny, strange and entertaining film that is emotionally involving, and surprisingly warm – despite its main character constantly freezing.
ANIMIST TALLINN JURY 2025
Bryan Parcival
Experimental filmmaker and mixed-media artist
USA
Lea Vidakovic
Multimedia artist
Croatia
Kaspar Jancis
Animation film director, composer, and set designer
Estonia
COMPETITIVE PROGRAMME 2025
A Dog Juan Camardella (AR)
A Round of Applause for Death Stephen Irwin (GB)
Adiós José Prats (GB)
African American Express Sydnie Baynes (CA)
By the Way Mahboobeh Kalaee, Ali Fatoohi (IR)
Cold Soup Marta Monteiro (PT, FR)
Contradiction of Emptiness Irina Rubina (DE)
Darling This Was Hard Harper Hou (TW)
De Imperio Alessandro Novelli (PT, ES)
Detlev Ferdinand Ehrhardt (DE)
Disturbia Mira Yankova (BG)
Double or Nothing Tokay Sirin (CH)
Drag Robertas Nevecka (LT)
Dull Spots of Greenish Colours Sasha Svirsky (DE)
Format Error Occurred at Offset Zirui Chen (DE)
Her Dress for the Final Martina Meštrović (HR)
I Died in Irpin Anastiasia Falileieva (CZ, SK, UA)
Immature Eddy Wu (NL, TW)
Impossible Maladies Stefano Tambellini, Alice Tambellini (IT)
La Perra Carla Melo Gampert (FR, CO)
LARVAL Alice Bloomfield (GB)
Last Year in Wisborg Stuart Pound (GB)
Madeleine Raquel Sancinetti (CA)
Mother of Dawn Clara Trevisan (BR, BE, FI, PT)
Not Dead Alex Reis (BR)
Nothing We Say Can Change What We’ve Been Through Francesca de Bassa (GB, IT)
On Weary Wings Go By Anu-Laura Tuttelberg (EE, LT)
Poppy Flowers Evridiki Papaiakovou (EE)
Potatoes Klaus Hoefs (DE)
Psychonauts Niko Radas (HR)
Red Meat Eleni Aerts (BE)
Sewing Machine Ülo Pikkov (EE)
Shadows Rand Beiruty (FR, JO)
Sisowath Quay Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy (FR)
Snake Soup Zack Demirtshyan (AM)
Sublime Marie Heribel, Candice Yernaux, Juliette Buysschaert, Camille Leroy, Joséphine Vendeville, Martin Laurent, Lucas Foutrier (FR)
Sweet Like Lemons Jenny Jokela (GB, FI)
Taming Phenomena Shunyuan Yao (EE)
The Crooked Heads Jakub Krzyszpin (PL)
The Graffiti Ryo Orikasa (JP)
The Little Other Andres Tenusaar (EE)
The Masque of the Red Death Rune Callewaert (BE)
The One Who Knows Eglė Davidavičė (LT, FR)
The Sunset Special 2 Nicolas Gebbe (DE)
Thoughts During Meditation Thomas Costa Freté (SE)
Tunnel Wandering Li Zehao (JP)
When It Comes (It Will Have Your Eyes) Izibene Oñederra (ES)
Winter in March Natalia Mirzoyan (EE, AM, FR, BE)
Wish You Were Ear Mirjana Balogh (HU)
World Worry Web Nadiia Pliamko (EE)
Yummy Martinus Klemet (EE)
NON-COMPETITIVE PROGRAMME 2025
-Oh Tata Managadze, Clara Trevisan, Juan Maria León, NanTung Lin (PT)
12 Inch Pianist Lucas Ansel (US)
A Man Accidentally Went Into Women’s Sauna Peeter Ritso (EE)
Almost Forgotten Dimitri Mihajlovic, Miguel Lima (PT)
An Explosive Love Story Adina Oana Enache (IT)
Anima Natura Andrea Gudiño (EE)
Breed Yiyang Sun (EE)
Cheeese! Elena Wiener, Josefine Maier (GE)
Dear You Tanya Bozhinova (BG)
Exspiro Sigrit Villido (EE)
Flow of Being Helen Unt (EE, BG)
Glasshouse Katalin Sárdi (HU)
Grenfell Adrift on an Iceberg John Hollands (CA)
Home Anastasia Skarko (CZ)
Humanity Tereza Kovandova (CZ)
I’m Leaving Michelle Brand (DE, FR)
Ideal Mathilde Nicolas, Axel Raffensdorfer, Élise Ruamps, Jade Billy, Lucie Maugnié, Anthony Bartholet (FR)
Idyll Rao Heidmets (EE)
In The Open Alex Demiere (FR)
Indigestion Hyeon-ji Han (KR)
Kafka. In Love Zane Oborenko (CZ, LV)
Love in the Time of Inflation Zuzanna Heller (PL)
Maaimä Lucija Mrzljak (EE)
Miisufy Liisi Grünberg (EE)
My Good Boy Sara Priorelli (HU)
My Organs Lying on the Ground Shinobu Soejima (JP)
Point and Line to Cosmos Pablo Ballarin (EE)
Radix Anne Breymann (DE)
Receiving Happiness Raito Low (TW)
Robot Leo Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu (EE)
She and Her Good Vibrations Olivia Griselda, Sarah Cheok (SG)
Silent Panorama Nicolas Piret (BE)
Stabat Mater Hadrien Maton, Quentin Wittevrongel, Arnaud Mege, Coline Thelliez, William Defrance (DE)
Steel Feel Katerina Ku (CZ)
The Dog Kaspar Jancis (EE)
The Mole Alexey Sukhov (RU)
The Song of the Sheep Jules Marcel, Anaïs Castro de Angel, Juliette Bigo, Evan Lambert, Alex Le Ruyet, Jeanne Bigo, Anaïs Ledoux (FR)
Tinnitus#3 Michele Bernardi (IT)
To The Lake Rusnė Dragūnevičiūtė (GB)
Top 10 Things to See Mihkel Reha (EE)
TWENTYTИƎWT Max Hattler (HK, DE)
Weeds Pola Kazak (CZ)